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RE: setup 2.194.2.21: Questions about the "per-mirror directories" feature
- From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>
- To: "Alexei Lioubimov" <e-complex at mtu-net dot ru>,<cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 02:29:45 +1100
- Subject: RE: setup 2.194.2.21: Questions about the "per-mirror directories" feature
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexei Lioubimov [mailto:e-complex@mtu-net.ru]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 2:29 AM
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: setup 2.194.2.21: Questions about the "per-mirror
> directories" feature
>
>
> Hello,
> I have few questions about the new per-mirror approach of setup:
>
> 1) What are the advantages, how to make use of them?
It's part of allowing federated installation sites - like apt-get or
rpmfind.
In the mirrors list just add a new mirror by typing it in the box, or
select multiple mirrors via ctrl-click or shift-click.
> 2) Is it possible to delete old versions (downloaded by old
> setup) of the already updated (by new setup) packages? (I
> mean, that old versions are still in .../latest & .../contrib
> and new ones are in .../some_mirror_site_directory/latest)
Up to you. Setup will use everything it can find under the directory you
tell it..
> 3) When will be updated the "Cygwin package contributors
> guide"? I've been using setup for installing some local stuff
> (gtk+ etc) and now i'm not sure about the details - naming
> convention, storage, setup.hint & setup.ini syntax and so on...
It is up to date! http://www.cygwin.com/setup.html.
Cheers,
Rob
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